Bert's Alerts - May 27, 2016
In the Spotlight
College of Western Idaho (CWI) has begun an education and awareness campaign, titled Community. Workforce. Innovation. Its goal is to help people further understand how CWI serves the community. Campaign graphics and messages are currently being shared on social media. CWI staff and faculty are being asked to support the initiative by sharing the messages. To learn more about the campaign, head to www.cwidifference.com.
News Highlights
CWI Closed Memorial Day, May 30
On Monday, May 30, all College of Western Idaho (CWI) campus buildings, offices, and services will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. The College will resume its regular operating hours on Tuesday (May 31). Classes for CWI’s summer semester start June 6.
Volunteers Provide Free Tax Service Again
College of Western Idaho (CWI) hosted its annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program during the spring semester, which helped prepare over 200 individual income tax returns over three months. More than 10 CWI students and graduates took part in the volunteer program hosted at CWI’s Nampa Campus Academic Building and Ada County Campus Pintail Center. The service provided a savings of more than $51,500 based on average return cost by the internal revenue service.
In addition to providing a community service, the program also offers CWI students an opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience. The program was led by Assistant Professors Joe Welker and Michel Boldt. Volunteers included Lisa Farnam, Christopher Henderson, Wade Aldridge, Marcie Pyorie, Debora Golling, Ronald (Mark) Smith, Juan Garatea-Bollar, Terri Sullivan, Diana Devorce, and Kory Knight.
CWI Updates Tour Schedule for Summer
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Outreach team has modified the schedule for campus tours and appointments, based on demand during summer months. Throughout the year these tours bring approximately 4,000 students to campus. As high schools around the valley go on summer vacation, Outreach sees smaller daily tour groups. In response to the change, campus tours will now be held:
Tuesdays – 11 a.m.
Ada County Campus and Micron Center for Professional Technical Education
Wednesdays – 1 p.m.
Nampa Campus Academic Building
Thursdays – 11 a.m.
Ada County Campus and Micron Center for Professional Technical Education
In addition to the day-time tours, Outreach will also provide limited evening tours throughout the summer. Tours starting at 5 p.m. will take place:
- First week of month – Ada County Campus
- Second week of month – Micron Center
- Third week of month – Canyon County Center
- Fourth week of month – Nampa Campus Academic Building
The new summer schedule will run through Aug. 7. Outreach will continue to offer tours on-demand at all locations. Prospective students can sign up for a tour online. Please contact Katie Price at katieprice@cwi.edu with any questions.
Donation Drive to Support Advocates Against Family Violence
College of Western Idaho (CWI) will host a week long donation drive, June 13-17, to help support Advocates Against Family Violence (AAFV). In 2015, AAFV gave hope to 494 women and children seeking refuge at their shelter, while also answering 2740 crisis calls through their on-call advocates. A list of donation needs can be found on the AAFV website.
Donation bins will be set up at the following CWI locations:
- Ada County Campus Pintail Center
- Canyon County Center
- Nampa Campus Administration Building
- Micron Center for Professional Technical Education
Please contact the CWI Culture and Employee Engagement Committee at ceec@cwi.edu with any questions.
Business Office 101 Set for May
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Business Office is offering another series of its Business Office 101 trainings in May. The Business Office would like to thank everyone that has attended a training so far and encourages employees to join one of the classes this month. The sessions are a great place to learn more about the presentation topics, as well as receive help or direction on related work needs.
Classes in May will be held at CWI’s Ada County Campus Pintail Center in room 1416:
Contracts – May 25, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m., RSVP JanetGonzalez@cwi.edu
Budgets – May 31, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m., RSVP PhilVarrick@cwi.edu
P Card training will not be offered this month as there have been weekly trainings related to the new upload process. Please contact susankodesh@cwi.edu with any questions.
The following information will be covered in each class:
Contracts
Presenter: Janet Gonzalez
Topics: Types of Contracts, Pertinent Clauses, Signature Authority, Contract Management, Contract Submittal, Purchasing, and Ethics in Purchasing
Budgets
Presenter: Phil Varrick
Topics: myCWI Budget Access, Using myCWI, The Budget Process, Completing a Budget, Budget Adjustments
Attached is the yearly class schedule.
The Business Office 101 trainings will resume in September. In the meantime, please contact the Business Office at BusinessOffice@cwi.edu with questions or if additional training is needed.
